Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

A former World Cup referee arrested in New York City has admitted to heroin smuggling charges.

A U.S. attorney’s office spokesman says Byron Moreno pleaded guilty Thursday in Brooklyn federal court to one count of heroin smuggling.

Prosecutors say Moreno was caught in September at Kennedy Airport with bags of heroin attached to his body after a flight from his native Ecuador.

He faces up to 63 months in prison under federal sentencing guidelines. No sentencing date was set, and he is being held without bail.

Moreno’s attorney did not immediately return messages for comment.

-AP